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573:. It opened in 1851 and was soon the main passenger line between Boston and Waltham and one of the few branch lines to be double tracked. Passenger service on the line ended in 1938. The middle section of the line in the Watertown Square area was abandoned in 1960. This split the branch in two. The west side of the branch was mostly abandoned in 2000. The east side of the branch contained only one customer, Newly Weds Foods. The last delivery made was in early 2007, with the last move occurring on the line in early 2008. The entire branch is now either abandoned or out of service, and the east side of the right-of-way was converted to a rail trail - the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway.
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601:. It was leased by the Fitchburg in 1853 and bought outright in 1863. This branch made South Acton a major junction and service point on the Fitchburg Route. A turntable and engine house existed in South Acton to service trains well into the 20th century. Passenger service from Marlborough ceased in 1932, and the section between Maynard and Hudson was abandoned in 1943. The section between Hudson saw its last passenger traffic via the
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The
Squannacook River Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile (6.0 km) rail trail between Townsend and the Bertoxxi Wildlife Management Area. The trail opened in 2020 after the completion of tree clearing, though rails and ties were still in place. In July 2020, the state awarded $ 100,000 for removing tracks
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Service was cut back from Troy to
Williamstown on January 19, 1958. Cheshire Branch and Maynard–South Acton service ended on May 18 amid systemwide cuts. Service west of Greenfield ended on December 30, 1958; stops dropped at that time were Williamstown, North Adams, Hoosac Tunnel, Zoar, Charlemont,
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was replaced with the Lowell elevated onto "Red Bridge" in 1857. Washington Street and
Prospect Street were raised onto bridges in the 19th century; Sacramento Street and Kane Street were cut (with pedestrian "subways" under the tracks) in the 1890s. Planning to eliminate the eleven remaining grade
318:. Although Thoreau often resented the noisy trains, he found the railroad line itself fascinating: he frequently studied the vegetation growing along the tracks, as well as the soil layers visible in a railroad cut. He often walked along the tracks to reach Concord from Walden Pond.
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In 1906, the city engineer proposed to raise 1.8 miles (2.9 km) of the line between Beacon Street and
Somerville Avenue to eliminate the five level crossings, but that scheme was not adopted. The Somerville Avenue crossing of the Fitchburg Route and the parallel
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The
Cheshire Railroad was merged into the Fitchburg in 1890, becoming the Cheshire Branch. Passenger service ended in 1958, and the line was abandoned in sections, Winchendon north in 1970 (after the bankruptcy of the Rutland RR) and in 1984 for the rest.
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December 30, 1844, and
Fitchburg March 5, 1845. The new track next to the Charlestown Branch opened in August 1844; the Fitchburg Railroad leased the Charlestown Branch itself on September 1, 1845, and outright bought the branch on January 31, 1846.
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in 1870. The connection to the
Fitchburg was cut (but reopened in 1927). Passenger service ceased in January 1977 due to a blizzard, never to resume. Freight operation ended in 1981, and the line was formally abandoned in 1991 to make way for the
860:, running south from Winchendon, leased the Monadnock in 1874, but transferred the lease to the Cheshire Railroad in 1880 to keep it out of the hands of the Boston and Albany. The Fitchburg took control of the Monadnock in 1890.
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in 1939, but it was not abandoned until 1980. Passenger service to
Maynard via the Fitchburg mainline in South Acton ceased in 1958. The line was formally abandoned in 1979. It has been converted into the
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The Hoosac Tunnel and
Saratoga Railway and the Saratoga Lake Railway were both chartered in 1880 and was leased by the BHT&W in 1882. In 1886 they were consolidated to form the
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in
Littleton in 1932, and Leominster–Shirley Road in Lunenburg around 1936. In 1935, the city requested that the Park Street grade crossing be replaced with a bridge as part of a
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in 1884. The Fitchburg obtained stock control of the BHT&W in 1887 and purchased it in 1892. Surveys for a planned extension of the line west to Buffalo, with a branch to
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This list shows all stations and junctions that have existed on the original Fitchburg Railroad between Boston and Fitchburg. Minor relocations of stations are not noted. A
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to a downtown Boston terminal on the north side of Causeway Street between Haverhill Street and Beverly Street; the original Charlestown Branch remained in use for freight.
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bought the line from Boston to Fitchburg, along with many other lines, from the B&M on December 27, 1976. Service was restored to Fitchburg and beyond to
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were dropped as part of another round of systemwide cuts. The four daily round trips west of Fitchburg were discontinued on April 23, 1960, ending service to
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The BB&G leased the Monadnock Railroad in 1874, but reassigned the lease to the Cheshire in 1880. The BB&G was merged into the Fitchburg in 1885.
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took over the MBTA contract, due to a dispute between Amtrak and Guilford; the MBTA only owned the trackage to Fitchburg. Service was re-extended to
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and paving the western third of the trail. State funding was awarded in 2022 for construction of a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) segment in Groton.
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401:-funded grade crossing elimination program. It was not, and the location has continued to see collisions. The tracks were lowered through
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was incorporated 1847, first as an independent short line RR, but was quickly taken over by the Fitchburg. It ran from the main line in
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Numerous grade crossings were eliminated throughout the state in the 1930s; those on the Fitchburg Route included Boston Post Road (
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to Fitchburg, and bought land next to the Charlestown Branch in May 1843. Construction began on May 20, and the first section to
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in 1911. A road bridge carrying Dane Street and an underpass carrying Medford Street were completed in early 1913, leaving only
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In 1874 the Fitchburg Railroad leased the rest of the V&M, extending its line west to Greenfield (and beyond via the
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was chartered in 1847 and reorganized in 1857 as the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad. It opened in 1871 between the
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A new & complete map of the city of Boston, with part of Charlestown, Cambridge & Roxbury (Dearborn map, 1841)
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opened on December 20, 1843, operated by the Charlestown Branch until May 1, 1844. Further sections opened to
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was incorporated in 1846 and immediately merged with the Fitchburg Railroad. It was built from a junction at
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1008:. The combined line was built in 1886 and 1887, with a main line from Mechanicville (never built south to
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1660:"A Reminder of the Olden Time: A Scheme for a Horse Railroad from Boston to Brattleboro Way Back in 1828"
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in 1871, from which the Peterborough and Hillsborough Railroad continued the line north after 1878. The
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Fitchburg depot, Boston, sometime between 1870 and 1889. One of these towers later became the
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was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1846 as a branch from the Fitchburg near the present-day
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crossings in Somerville, five of which were on the Fitchburg Route mainline, began in 1900.
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was chartered in 1848 to connect the T&G across the southwest corner of Vermont to the
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The Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad was chartered in 1844 and immediately merged the
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A locomotive of the Fitchburg railroad in Keene, New Hampshire, in the mid to late 1800s
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leased the T&G. The T&G was consolidated into the Fitchburg Railroad in 1887.
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was incorporated in 1852 and opened in 1855, continuing the line from Hudson south to
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waterfront, ending at Swett's Wharf (Sweet's Wharf in some sources) right before the
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2375:. New England Railway Publishing Company. 1858. p. 16 – via Google Books.
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Junction with the Central Massachusetts Railroad (after 1952); closed in June 1978.
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The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered in 1849 to continue the line west to
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leased the Fitchburg for 99 years from July 1, 1900, as its Fitchburg Division.
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in 1900. The main line from Boston to Fitchburg is now operated as the MBTA
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was incorporated and built in 1892 from the Peterborough and Shirley at
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on January 13, 1980. Gardner service was ended on January 1, 1987, when
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on June 28, 1965. On March 1, 1975, it was cut back to South Acton. The
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was incorporated in 1845 and opened as a branch from the Fitchburg in
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was incorporated and chartered in 1848, with a planned line from the
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was incorporated and opened in 1849, splitting from the Fitchburg in
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was organized in 1851 to build a branch from the Troy and Boston at
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replaced that terminal in 1893; it remained extant until the 1920s.
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The original main line north from Miller's Falls was leased to the
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The Fitchburg Railroad was incorporated March 3, 1842, to run from
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Medford Street grade crossing elimination work in December 1912
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2109:"Open Hearings Start On B.&M. Petition To Curtail Service"
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was incorporated in 1848, but did not open from Winchendon to
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Flag stop after original Charlestown terminal closed in 1848
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was chartered in 1871 and opened in 1874 from the V&M at
1876:"Two Somerville Grade Crossing Improvements Nearly Complete"
1756:. Somerville, Mass. p. 40 – via Internet Archive.
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in 1859. The tunnel itself opened in 1875, before which the
2057:. September 2, 1958. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
1948:"Opening of Bridge Eliminates Dangerous Littleton Crossing"
1882:. December 16, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
1792:. December 27, 1903. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
1774:. September 15, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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was incorporated April 4, 1835, as a short branch from the
2203:. City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 2022. p. 3.
2151:. December 3, 1959. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
1918:. December 4, 1930. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
1864:. December 6, 1911. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
1810:. January 28, 1906. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
2003:"Man fatally struck by commuter rail train in Somerville"
1936:. October 21, 1935. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
1828:. November 9, 1908. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
1690:"Aug. 9, 1854: Thoreau Warns, 'The Railroad Rides on Us'"
349:
The railroad was originally constructed with a number of
2115:. October 8, 1959. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
985:. Its route closely paralleled the Troy and Boston from
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opened in 1879 between the Massachusetts state line and
2393:. April 27, 1886. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
1990:. June 11, 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
1954:. August 9, 1932. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
2231:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. June 2022. p. 4.
2217:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. July 2020. p. 3.
2133:. July 7, 1959. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
1972:. June 6, 1936. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
1900:. May 27, 1930. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
1846:. July 12, 1909. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
1739:. July 17, 1886. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
949:. It was consolidated into the Fitchburg in 1887. The
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in 1952 to eliminate a pair of grade crossings there.
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was replaced by a road bridge in 1908–09, followed by
2097:. May 14, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
2029:. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 87–90.
227:. It opened in January 1840 with horse-drawn trains.
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company, which built a railroad line across northern
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state line. It opened in 1859 and was leased by the
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about his skepticism of the Fitchburg Railroad near
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1398:Served an amusement park in the late 19th century.
254:The original Charlestown terminal was southwest of
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682:into itself. The first section, from Fitchburg to
1666:. April 11, 1890 – via Brattleboro History.
989:eastward. The line was further extended west to
2069:"B. & M. Seeks to Drop 78 Trains, 27 Stops"
1548:; junction with Stony Brook Branch until 1946.
463:took over the former B&M in June 1983. The
2025:Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985).
2754:Predecessors of the Boston and Maine Railroad
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832:over the V&M east of South Ashburnham).
433:On January 18, 1965, service was cut back to
167:runs freight service on some other portions.
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1020:. The Fitchburg Railroad leased it in 1887.
666:. It was merged into the Fitchburg in 1895.
151:, United States, leading to and through the
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2027:Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years
2020:
2018:
2016:
2014:
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1711:. Yale University Press. pp. 140–141.
1177:from 1927 to 1952. Originally Brick Yards.
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2678:Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway
2275:"The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western"
979:Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway
2759:Railway companies disestablished in 1919
2127:"B.&M. Seeks to End Greenfield Runs"
1542:Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad
1034:
884:via trackage rights) and the V&M in
725:in 1872. This was a continuation of the
698:, in 1850. Later in 1850, a branch from
2335:. Creative Age Press. pp. 253–258.
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1858:"Great Task Will Be Completed Saturday"
1804:"To Abolish Somerville Grade Crossings"
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1152:Formerly North Cambridge and Cambridge
961:. It opened in 1852, continuing as the
2729:American companies established in 1842
2308:The Rail Lines of Southern New England
2229:"2022 MassTrails Awards (81 Projects)"
471:, which now junctions east of the old
192:A horse-drawn railroad from Boston to
29:
2764:Railway companies established in 1842
2001:DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (March 20, 2017).
816:, also opened in 1847. Extensions to
676:Brattleborough and Fitchburg Railroad
522:Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad
7:
2724:1842 establishments in Massachusetts
1006:Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad
717:in 1870, which leased itself to the
426:, Millers Falls, Athol, Orange, and
1930:"Waltham Project Begins Next Month"
756:. The Fitchburg bought it in 1885.
2744:Defunct New York (state) railroads
2610:Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
2349:. The Boston History Company. 1899
1445:Junction with Marlborough Branch.
957:to the Vermont state line towards
858:Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad
802:Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
670:Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
155:. The Fitchburg was leased to the
25:
18:Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
2347:"History of Saratoga Springs, NY"
2310:(2 ed.). Branch Line Press.
1546:Peterborough and Shirley Railroad
973:Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western
620:Peterborough and Shirley Railroad
2075:. December 5, 1958. pp. 1,
1688:Alfred, Randy (August 9, 2010).
1633:
1619:Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad
1267:Junction with Watertown Branch.
1108:Closed by the late 19th century
792:in 1844, consolidating with the
538:Lexington and Arlington Railroad
321:A third track was added between
2739:Defunct New Hampshire railroads
2734:Defunct Massachusetts railroads
1750:Elliot, Charles Darwin (1894).
583:Lancaster and Sterling Railroad
2682:Saratoga Springs/Schuylerville
2459:Worcester, Nashua and Portland
2215:"2020 MassTrails Grant Awards"
2201:"Watertown-Cambridge Greenway"
1822:"Somerville-Av Grade Crossing"
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1425:Framingham and Lowell Railroad
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1175:Central Massachusetts Railroad
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967:Bennington and Rutland Railway
652:Brookline and Milford Railroad
603:Central Massachusetts Railroad
1:
2171:Lost Railroads of New England
1350:Closed on December 14, 2020.
1337:Closed on December 14, 2020.
874:Worcester and Nashua Railroad
852:, until December 1870 and to
547:Minuteman Commuter Bike Trail
528:area (now considered part of
399:Works Progress Administration
2372:ABC Pathfinder Railway Guide
1786:"To Abolish Grade Crossings"
1211:Originally Wellington Hill.
1092:for railroad employees only
1024:Station and junction listing
951:Troy and Bennington Railroad
901:Troy and Greenfield Railroad
870:Barre and Worcester Railroad
734:Troy and Greenfield Railroad
727:New London Northern Railroad
2079:– via Newspapers.com.
1527:after 1946; closed in 1961
1280:Closed on January 17, 1965
997:, were instead used by the
768:connected the main line at
595:Marlborough Branch Railroad
337:Grade crossing eliminations
205:Charlestown Branch Railroad
2780:
2331:Harlow, Alvin Fay (1946).
2306:Karr, Ronald Dale (2017).
2167:Dale Karr, Ronald (1989).
1505:Closed on April 30, 1975.
1458:Closed on April 30, 1975.
721:in 1871, which became the
706:opened. A short branch to
542:Boston and Lowell Railroad
359:Boston and Lowell Railroad
209:Boston and Lowell Railroad
2749:Defunct Vermont railroads
2629:Boston, Barre and Gardner
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2439:Boston and Maine Railroad
2403:Railroad History Database
2280:Boston Evening Transcript
1840:"Work on Overhead Bridge"
1707:Stilgoe, John R. (1983).
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1368:originally South Lincoln
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932:Southern Vermont Railroad
864:Boston, Barre and Gardner
559:Watertown Branch Railroad
526:Alewife Brook Reservation
331:Boston and Maine Railroad
215:in Cambridge, across the
157:Boston and Maine Railroad
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27:American railroad company
2333:Steelways of New England
2091:"Train Cuts Due June 12"
1030:list of current stations
963:Western Vermont Railroad
940:Troy and Boston Railroad
925:Troy and Boston Railroad
826:Vermont Central Railroad
723:Central Vermont Railroad
719:Vermont Central Railroad
710:opened in 1870 or 1871.
614:Peterborough and Shirley
608:Assabet River Rail Trail
475:, now serves as part of
65:Fitchburg, Massachusetts
2283:. 1883-12-27. p. 8
2251:. 1879-12-23. p. 2
1085:Boston Engine Terminal
1016:, and a branch east to
983:Mechanicville, New York
630:in 1848, continuing to
593:, opening in 1850. The
502:Harvard Branch Railroad
485:Mechanicville, New York
461:Guilford Transportation
1733:"Currents of Commerce"
1047:Connections and notes
880:(from which it ran to
850:Jaffrey, New Hampshire
822:Bellows Falls, Vermont
770:Turners Falls Junction
664:Milford, New Hampshire
437:, but was restored to
346:
200:was proposed in 1828.
189:
1709:Metropolitan Corridor
1254:Closed in June 1978.
776:. It opened in 1871.
589:roughly southwest to
368:Grand Junction Branch
344:
225:Charlestown Navy Yard
183:
2499:Concord and Montreal
2095:Brattleboro Reformer
1768:"They Want a Subway"
1753:Somerville's History
1012:) north and west to
818:Keene, New Hampshire
766:Turners Falls Branch
696:Brattleboro, Vermont
656:Squannacook Junction
632:Mason, New Hampshire
479:' main line between
469:Stony Brook Railroad
194:Brattleboro, Vermont
2145:"Continued Hearing"
1640:Railways portal
1489:Littleton/Route 495
1324:Originally Weston.
1293:Originally Roberts
1032:is also available.
999:West Shore Railroad
895:Troy and Greenfield
814:Troy, New Hampshire
794:Winchendon Railroad
746:Ashburnham Railroad
481:Mattawamkeag, Maine
353:in Somerville. The
306:Henry David Thoreau
299:North Union Station
277: /
32:
2691:Temporary branches
2552:Fitchburg Railroad
1525:Stony Brook Branch
991:Rotterdam Junction
846:Monadnock Railroad
812:; an extension to
540:and bought by the
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308:wrote in his work
190:
141:Fitchburg Railroad
79:Dates of operation
31:Fitchburg Railroad
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2518:
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2491:Connecticut River
2467:Boston and Lowell
2387:"Railroad Racket"
2177:Branch Line Press
1624:
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911:east through the
788:was chartered in
786:Cheshire Railroad
638:opening by 1876.
455:Wachusett station
281:42.370°N 71.063°W
246:October 1, 1844,
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16:(Redirected from
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2656:Southern Vermont
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1441:South Acton
1394:Lake Walden
1346:Silver Hill
1307:Stony Brook
1073:Charlestown
921:North Adams
599:Marlborough
587:South Acton
577:Marlborough
420:Stony Brook
387:Stony Brook
376:Park Street
316:Walden Pond
284: /
256:City Square
221:Charlestown
103:Track gauge
2718:Categories
2671:Greenfield
2666:Bennington
2644:Greenfield
2614:Ashburnham
2602:Greenfield
2583:Greenville
2475:Passumpsic
2353:2008-03-14
2051:"Hearings"
1718:0300030428
1646:References
1591:Leominster
1467:Boxborough
1454:West Acton
1130:Somerville
1101:Somerville
969:in 1865).
959:Bennington
917:Greenfield
907:border in
810:Winchendon
754:Ashburnham
740:Ashburnham
704:Greenfield
636:Greenville
506:Somerville
424:Greenfield
272:71°03′47″W
269:42°22′12″N
2703:Lexington
2624:Peterboro
2598:Fitchburg
2573:Watertown
2565:Fitchburg
2507:Fitchburg
1912:"Waltham"
1894:"Waltham"
1613:Fitchburg
1608:Fitchburg
1579:Lunenburg
1574:Lunenburg
1501:Littleton
1484:Littleton
1276:Riverview
1143:Cambridge
1090:flag stop
882:Worcester
840:Monadnock
567:Watertown
563:Cambridge
553:Watertown
534:Lexington
516:Lexington
457:in 2016.
393:in 1936,
304:In 1854,
198:Fitchburg
97:Technical
87:Successor
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2578:Marlboro
2554:branches
2483:Northern
1627:See also
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1220:Waverley
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780:Cheshire
702:west to
565:through
491:Branches
383:Route 20
145:railroad
122: in
73:New York
52:Overview
2698:Harvard
2588:Milford
2451:Eastern
2287:May 14,
2255:May 14,
1562:Shirley
1557:Shirley
1519:Willows
1472:Boxboro
1407:Concord
1389:Concord
1364:Lincoln
1359:Lincoln
1263:Waltham
1232:Waltham
1186:Belmont
905:Vermont
886:Gardner
680:Vermont
646:Milford
571:Waltham
496:Harvard
447:Gardner
428:Gardner
357:of the
327:Roberts
323:Waltham
248:Shirley
240:Concord
236:Waltham
219:to the
171:History
117:⁄
69:Vermont
2561:Boston
2510:(1900)
2502:(1895)
2494:(1893)
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1148:Porter
1056:Boston
1038:Miles
995:Oswego
878:Barber
820:, and
591:Hudson
483:, and
451:Amtrak
311:Walden
232:Boston
196:, via
61:Boston
57:Locale
1694:Wired
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1587:45.2
1570:42.1
1553:39.2
1532:36.1
1510:33.5
1497:31.5
1480:30.1
1463:28.9
1450:26.8
1436:Acton
1432:25.3
1415:21.9
1403:20.1
1385:18.7
1373:17.8
1355:16.7
1342:14.7
1329:13.7
1316:13.2
1298:12.2
1285:11.5
1272:10.6
1041:City
828:(via
688:Athol
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385:) at
244:Acton
211:near
2648:Troy
2312:ISBN
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1536:Ayer
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1259:9.9
1246:9.3
1228:8.3
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1182:5.5
1169:and
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1139:3.4
1126:2.6
1113:2.0
1097:1.4
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1069:0.6
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